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Editors Note: This article was initially published on August 19, 2016. Prior to the start of every season, we publish a series of betting against the public reports which detail the sweet spot for contrarian betting. By utilizing our public betting trends from seven contributing sportsbooks, we are able to see which teams the public is loading up on…

Sportsbooks, like any other business, are designed to ensure long-term profitability. Most people have heard the expression “the house always wins,” but they may not understand the inner-workings of the sportsbook. The juice, sometimes known as the vig, is the fee charged by bookmakers to place a bet. Although there are some offshore sportsbooks that…

Earlier this week I examined the significance of key numbers for spread bettors by looking at the most common margins of victory over the past thirteen NFL seasons. Although these key numbers aren’t as critical for the over/under, I wanted to break down the most common totals (over/under) and see whether scoring was increasing league-wide….

Most bettors are already familiar with the concept of key numbers but, for any novice bettors, these are the most common margins of victory. Since field goals are worth three points and touchdowns (including the PAT) are worth seven points, most games are decided by some combination of these numbers. Using our historical database, I found…

As part of our NFL Summer Series, we published an article that examined how all 32 starting quarterbacks impacted the point spread. After speaking with several different oddsmakers, we found a consensus that Aaron Rodgers, Ben Roethlisberger and Tom Brady were considered to be the league’s most valuable players. There was some debate regarding whether…

The long wait is finally over. On Sunday, the 2016 NFL season kicks off with the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Game featuring the Green Bay Packers and Indianapolis Colts. Although many bettors wholeheartedly refuse to wager on exhibition games, opportunistic bettors can absolutely find value during the NFL preseason. One thing everybody should…